Burial-shoe



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BURIAL' SHOE- No. 537,627. Patented Apr. 16, 1895.

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JOSEPH G. BIXBY AND FRANK S. PITNER, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

BURlAL-SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 537,627, dated April16, 1895. Application filed January 5 1895- Serial No. 533 896. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOSEPH G. BIXBY and FRANK S. PITNER, of Decatur, inthe county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Burial- Shoes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to longitudinally extensible burial shoes. It isexemplified in the structure hereinafter described and itis defined inthe appended claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification Figure 1 is aperspective representation of a shoe embodying our invention. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan of thesole, the heel and the elastic connection between the sole and heel.

The sole, as a whole is indicated at 1, the outer sole at 2 and theinner sole at 3. The elastic connection between the heel and sole isshown at 4:. The heel 5 is recessed, as shown at 10 in Fig. 3, and therear end of the sole is shaped to fit the recess and move lengthwisetherein. The quarter 8 is secured to the heel, the vamp 7 is secured tothe sole and the two do not overlap. The space between the vamp and thequarter is filled by the flaps 9, which are extensible and are securedto the vamp and to the quarter, by stitching or otherwise,in a manner tomake the upper practically continuous. In this instance the flaps areheld normally puckered by means of an elastic cord run through each ofthem, the intention being to combine ornamentation with utility, but theconstruction is not essential so long as the flaps are extensible andconnect the quarter with the vamp.

The vamp is preferably open part way down in front and provided withelastic laces, and it is prepared for placing on the foot of the corpseby drawing the sole and vamp away from the heel and the quarter, therebystretching the elastic connections 4. and lengthening the flaps. Afterthe shoe is in place the automatic action of the stretched elastic bandwill contract the shoe to closely fit the foot.

Having thus described our invention, we I claim as new anddesire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A shoe having a longitudinal recess in, oron, the upper surface of the heel, a sole the rear end of which islongitudinally slidable in the recess, a quarter secured to the heel, avamp secured to the sole, and extensible flaps connecting the vamp withthe quarter, substantially as set forth.

2. A shoe having a longitudinal guide recess in, or on, the uppersurface of the heel, a sole longitudinally slidable in the recess, aquarter secured to the heel, a vamp secured to the sole, and an elasticconnection between the heel and the sole tending to hold the soleagainst longitudinal extension, substantially as set forth.

3. A shoe having a longitudinal guide recess in, or on, the uppersurface of the heel, a sole longitudinally slidable in the recess, aquarter secured to the heel, a vamp secured to the sole, an elasticconnection between the heel and the sole tending to hold the soleagainst longitudinal extension, and flaps connecting the vamp with thequarter, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we sign our names in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH G. BIXBY.

. FRANK S. PITNER. Attest:

S. T. NEsBITT,

GEO. S. CONNARD.

